Tag: a ROLE to PLAY

Professor Esther Johnson’s ‘a ROLE to PLAY’ to screen at VIVID Projects in Birmingham, 19th – 21st May

A powerful short film by Professor Esther Johnson titled a ROLE to PLAY will screen at VIVID projects in Birmingham for the PUT PEOPLE FIRST programme that shares stories of contemporary workers struggles. a ROLE to PLAY (2019) was co-commissioned by Animate Projects and Junction Arts as part of the WORK project. The film tells stories of the impact of economic changes in post-industrial Bolsover, a Derbyshire constituency where coal was once king, and features Bolsover Freedom Community […]

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Professor Esther Johnson presenting at the International Oral History Association, 23-29th August 2021

Professor Esther Johnson will present her research SHIPS in the SKY and a ROLE to PLAY at the International Oral History Association Virtual Conference taking place from 23—29 August. Esther was all set to attend this conference in 2020 at the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) which was unfortunately postponed due to the pandemic. The International Oral History Association (IOHA) is a professional association of oral history practitioners that exists to […]

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‘a ROLE to PLAY’ screens at the 67 The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

A film shot in Bolsover by Esther Johnson, Professor of Film and Media Arts, screened on Saturday 8th May at the prestigious International Short Film Festival Oberhausen @kurzfilmoberhausen, Germany, one of the oldest short film festivals in the world. The film is distributed by ARGOS Centre for art and media in Brussels @argos_arts and will screen in a programme of a selection of works from their collection. […]

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‘a ROLE to PLAY’ – Professor Esther Johnson’s new artist film premieres on Thursday 28 November 2019

a ROLE to PLAY banner by Esther Johnson

a ROLE to PLAY Professor Esther Johnson’s new artist film a ROLE to PLAY will premiere this Thursday 28th November 18:30 at QUAD in Derby. The screening is free and you can book HERE. Working with adult literacy group members, food bank users and volunteers connected to Freedom Community Project, a ROLE to PLAY shares experiences of contemporary working life […]

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